Fanatical reformists, or The Smithfield Ass-embly of new legislators

A reformist, Henry Hunt, sits on a rearing donkey and speaks to a crowd of animals in Smithfield Market. The braying donkey has the head of William Cobbett; its neck has profiles of other reformists, possibly including William Hone

Creator

Charles Williams

Law versus humanity, or a parody on British liberty

Creator

Charles Williams

Law versus humanity, or a parody on British liberty

Relates inhumanity of Hone's arrest and treatment during his first trial on December 18, 1817 when Lord Ellenborough refused to grant him a recess